Paleomagnetism of late Cretaceous dykes in the Gangdese belt: New constraints on the position and structure of the southern margin of Asia prior to the India-Asia collision by Zhi-yu Yi, Si-lin Yang, Joseph G. Meert, Xu-xuan Ma

“…Our research goals are to provide further constraints on pre-collisional structure of the southern margin of Asia and the onset of the India-Asia collision. …”
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Consequences of habitat fragmentation on genetic structure of Chamaedorea alternans (Arecaceae) palm populations in the tropical rain forests of Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico by Juan Manuel Peñaloza-Ramírez, Bernardo Aguilar-Amezquita, Juan Núñez-Farfán, Nidia Pérez-Nasser, Ana Luisa Albarrán-Lara, Ken Oyama

“…Bayesian clustering show a trend towards an increased structuring over the course of generations but also, indicates that populations have recently gone through a bottleneck. …”
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Longitudinal internalizing psychopathology structure in a diverse community sample of Los Angeles adolescents from 9th to 12th grade by Katherine M. Keyes, Megan C. Finsaas, Catherine A. Gimbrone, Nora C. Kelsall, Ahuva L. Jacobowitz, Adam M. Leventhal, Andrew G. Rundle

“…Understanding variation in the structure and components of internalizing psychopathology may improve diagnosis. …”
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Impact of a Structured Educational Programme on the Knowledge of Antibiotic Usage and Resistance among Undergraduate Non Medical Students: A Research Protocol by Lalhmachhuani Hmar, Ruchira Ankar

“…A total of 65 students will participate and a structured questionnaire will be used for data collection. …”
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Mesoscopic Structure of Lipid Nanoparticles Studied by Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering: A Spherical Core-Triple Shell Model Analysis by Hao Li, Panqi Song, Yiwen Li, Shuyang Tu, Mehwish Mehmood, Liang Chen, Na Li, Qiang Tian

“…Validation studies employing Comirnaty-based LNPs demonstrated that controlled variation of nitrogen-to-phosphorus (N/P) ratios produced distinguishable structural features that establish quantitative correlations between N/P ratios and LNP mesoscopic assembled structure. …”
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Species structure and year-to-year dynamics of nekton biomass in the upper epipelagic layer of the Pacific waters at Kuril Islands in summer periods of the 2000s by Alexey A. Khoruzhiy, Svetlana V. Naydenko

“…From the other hand, the abundance and species richness increase from the shore toward the ocean: the total number of nekton species increases from 42 to 76, and the number of dominant species - from 4 to 10, so structure of the nekton community becomes more evened and polydominant. …”
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High Sensitivity and High Stability Dual Fabry-Perot Interferometric Fiber-Optic Acoustic Sensor Based on Sandwich-Structure Composite Diaphragm by Wanjin Zhang, Ping Lu, Zhiyuan Qu, Pingjie Fan, Chaotan Sima, Deming Liu, Jiangshan Zhang

“…Moreover, profiting from the dual FP sensor structure, the acoustic sensor is get rid of influence of temperature drifting which usually leads to variation of cavity length of fiber optic acoustic sensor. …”
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Homrit Akarem Post-Collisional Intrusion, Southeastern Desert, Egypt: Petrogenesis of Greisen Formed in a Cupola Structure and Enrichment in Strategic Minerals by Mokhles K. Azer, Adel A. Surour, Hilmy E. Moussa, Ayman E. Maurice, Mabrouk Sami, Moustafa A. Abou El Maaty, Adel I. M. Akarish, Mohamed Th. S. Heikal, Ahmed A. Elnazer, Mustafa A. Elsagheer, Heba S. Mubarak, Amany M. A. Seddik, Hadeer Sobhy, Mohamed O. Osama

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Associations between forest vertical structure and habitat preferences of black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in high-elevation environments by Zhipang Huang, Yuling Chen, Haitao Yang, Yihao Fang, Kai Cheng, Hongcan Guan, Cyril C. Grueter, Wen Xiao, Qinghua Guo

“…These patterns varied depending on behavioral context, supporting the idea that R. bieti adjusts its space use in response to seasonal and structural variation. Human and livestock presence were also negatively associated with habitat use during feeding and movement. …”
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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.): Quasi-Virgin Forest Stand of the Gorgany Mts.: Structure, Vascular Plants Diversity, Health Conditions by Yuriy Shparyk, Ivan Danylyk, Oleksandr Kuzyarin, Ivan Senchak, Nazar Kruk

“…The basic priority in the activities of the institutions of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine is the natural ecosystems’ biodiversity preservation, and its implementation should ensure the restoration of their natural structure and the prevention of invasive species’ penetration into ecosystems and the fight against them. …”
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The Reliability of a Novel Structured Testing Device for Single-breath Lung Carbon Monoxide Uptake: A Randomized Comparison Crossover Study by Shihua Yao, Tuping Fu, Kuiqing Lin, Zhongping Wu, Shubing Chen, Liping Zhong, Beilan Shen, Yanqing Xie, Jiaying An, Xudong Wang, Wenting Liu, Xinxin Yu, Jinping Zheng, Yi Gao

“…Abstract Background With the development and market launch of several new domestic lung diffusing capacity testing instruments, the clinical reliability of the MeHow MeAir 9000 spirometer, featuring a novel turning valve structure, needs to be validated. Objective To evaluate the clinical reliability of lung diffusing capacity measurements using the MeHow MeAir 9000 spirometer. …”
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Comparison of genetic diversity and population structure of Saccostrea mordax lineages A, B, and C across South China Sea and Celebes Sea by Yinjie Zhang, Yinjie Zhang, Yinjie Zhang, Yinjie Zhang, Haitao Ma, Haitao Ma, Haitao Ma, Haitao Ma, Haitao Ma, Haitao Ma, Chenghui Han, Chenghui Han, Chenghui Han, Chenghui Han, Chenghui Han, Chenghui Han, Zhen Zhao, Zhen Zhao, Zhen Zhao, Zhen Zhao, Zonglu Wei, Zonglu Wei, Zonglu Wei, Zonglu Wei, Xixi Duan, Xixi Duan, Xixi Duan, Xixi Duan, Xixi Duan, Xixi Duan, Jiangwei Li, Jiangwei Li, Jiangwei Li, Jiangwei Li, Yanping Qin, Yanping Qin, Yanping Qin, Yanping Qin, Yanping Qin, Yanping Qin, Jun Li, Jun Li, Jun Li, Jun Li, Jun Li, Jun Li, Ziniu Yu, Ziniu Yu, Ziniu Yu, Ziniu Yu, Ziniu Yu, Ziniu Yu, Ying Pan, Yuehuan Zhang, Yuehuan Zhang, Yuehuan Zhang, Yuehuan Zhang, Yuehuan Zhang, Yuehuan Zhang

“…However, limited information is available about its genetic variation and genetic structure. The present study was conducted to study genetic diversity and population structure of S. mordax lineages A, B, and C based on mitochondrial COI gene data across the South China Sea and Celebes Sea. …”
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DVF-NET: Bi-Temporal Remote Sensing Image Registration Network Based on Displacement Vector Field Fusion by Mingliang Xue, Yiming Zhang, Shucai Jia, Chong Cao, Lin Feng, Wanquan Liu

“…A key innovation of this method is the incorporation of a Structural Attention Module (SAT), which enhances the model’s ability to focus on structural features, improving the feature extraction process. …”
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Assessing the sustainable behavior of agricultural water operators and its correlates in south Khorasan province by Azadeh Bakhshi, Bahman Khosravipour, Mansour Ghanian

“…Both dependent and independent variables were analyzed via Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). However, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to confirm the goodness of the latent variables. …”
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The gut microbial community structure of the oriental armyworm Mythimna separata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) affects the the virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhiz... by Yuejin Peng, Xv Zhang, Guang Wang, Zhengfei Li, Xinling Lai, Baoyun Yang, Bin Chen, Guangzu Du

“…These findings suggested that healthy and fungus-infected insects' intestinal microbial community structure differed significantly. And the virulence of M. rileyi is closely linked to its ability to alter the structure of the intestinal microbiome of insects. …”
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Selective Laser Melting of a Ti-6Al-4V Lattice-Structure Gear: Design, Topology Optimization, and Experimental Validation by Riad Ramadani, Snehashis Pal, Aleš Belšak, Jožef Predan

“…Accordingly, a spur gear was considered, the body of which was configured as a lattice structure to make it lightweight. In addition, the structure was optimized by topology optimization using ProTOP software. …”
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Internal Structure of the Mantle Transition Zone Beneath the Contiguous U.S.: Insights From the 520‐km Discontinuity Revealed by Ambient Noise Correlations by Y. A. Aiman, Y. Lu, C. Esteve, G. Bokelmann

“…Abstract We investigate the internal structure of the Mantle Transition Zone (MTZ) beneath the contiguous U.S. by mapping the depth of the 520‐km discontinuity (d520) and the relative amplitude of seismic phases associated with the 520‐, 410‐, and 660‐km discontinuities. …”
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Assessing The Impact of Capital Structure on Firm Value: A Quantitative Study of Financial Ratios and Stock Prices of Nigeria Food and Beverage Companies by Ishiaka Adamu, Hamidah

“…This article evaluates the impact of capital structure (CS) on firm value (FV) in Nigeria's food and beverage sector. …”
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First-principles study on the stability, electronic structure, and optical properties of neutral phosphorus-related point defects in 4H–SiC by Lei Sun, Bin Peng, Wenxu Zhang

“…Doping-induced point defects have the capacity to alter physical performances of host semiconductors such as silicon carbide (SiC). Nevertheless, structural and functional characterization of the defects lacks comprehensiveness, which impedes determination of influence from the defects on hosts. …”
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Estimation of Forest Structure and Fuel Change Across Mountain Pine Beetle – Attacked Forests Using Mobile and RPAS – Based LiDAR by Evan C. Gerbrecht, Nicholas C. Coops, Allan L. Carroll, Christopher W. Bater, Leonard Buechner

“…In this study, we used light detection and ranging (LiDAR) to quantify variations in forest structure and wildfire fuels caused by mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation. …”
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